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Mahesh Babu’s Maharshi opens big at the ticket window, collects ₹59 crore worldwide

Mahesh Babu’s Maharshi has won big at the box office on its opening day; the film has made ₹59 crore in worldwide collections.

Updated on: May 10, 2019, 15:44:22 IST
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Actor Mahesh Babu’s Maharshi has struck gold at the box office with the highest opening day (gross) of ₹59 crore worldwide, according to trade analyst Trinath. Maharshi has registered career best opening-day numbers for Mahesh Babu, who has teamed up with director Vamshi Paidipally for the first time. Before Maharshi, the actor’s best opening-day figure was for Bharat Ane Nenu ( ₹54 crore).

Mahesh Babu and Pooja Hegde star in Telugu film Maharshi.
Mahesh Babu and Pooja Hegde star in Telugu film Maharshi.

In Andhra and Telangana, the film collected an opening day share of ₹24.6 crore.

Nizam - ₹6.38 crore

Ceded Districts - ₹2.89 crore

UA - ₹2.88 crore

East - ₹3.2 crore

West - ₹2.46 crore

Krishna - ₹1.39 crore

Guntur - ₹4.4 crore

Nellore - ₹1 crore

AP/TS day 1 Share - ₹24.6 crore

The film, which has already done pre-release business over ₹150 crore, also stars Pooja Hegde, Allari Naresh and Jagapathi Babu in crucial roles. Directed by Vamshi Paidipally, the film is centered on a self-made billionaire Rishi (Mahesh Babu), who goes on a transformative journey when he learns about what happened to his best friend from college.

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According to a review by Hindustan Times, Maharshi has traces of Swades and AR Murugadoss’s Kaththi as it follows Rishi (Mahesh Babu), a man who is so consumed by his own success that he gets lost trying to understand its significance. The film, which has been jointly produced by Dil Raju, Ashwini Dutt and PVP Cinema, has music by Devi Sri Prasad while KU Mohanan has cranked the camera.

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